PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Eins
vs
Young I

172 cm
23
142 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Eins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young I!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young I.
Young I misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young I is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Young I scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eins is trying to improve his position.
Young I in the domination position with Eins hanging on.
Young I with the ground and pound but Eins regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Young I wants to stand up but Eins has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Young I is nestled in close to Eins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins gets full guard.
Eins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Eins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young I is one step ahead there.
Young I must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Young I sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eins keeping moving, preventing Young I from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eins has control of Young I's left arm, preventing Young I from doing any damage.
Eins working a defensive guard here.
Young I preventing the sweep.
Young I trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young I blocks a jab.
Young I shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young I fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eins avoids it really well and circles away.
Eins lands with a cross.
Young I fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eins avoids it really well and circles away.
Robert Eins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Young I.
Eins misses with a combination

and Young I counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young I tries to pull guard but Eins holds him up against the cage and eventually Young I drops back down to his feet.

Eins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young I on the side of the head.
Eins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eins works the jab nicely.
Young I shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eins pinned against the cage. Eins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young I backs up against the cage.

Young I is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eins fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Young I to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Young I looks to clinch but Eins throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Young I taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Robert Eins!